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Biden Admin Expands Access to Contraception: PRH Responds

The Biden-Harris Administration has proposed a new rule to expand affordable contraception coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Dr. Jamila Perritt, ob/gyn in Washington DC and President & CEO of Physicians for Reproductive Health responds:

October, 2024
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PRH files Amicus Brief on EMTALA with the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

On October 22, Physicians for Reproductive Health, represented by Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, filed an amicus brief  to the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit detailing how abortion restrictions, including Idaho’s total abortion...

October, 2024
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24th Anniversary of FDA Approval of Mifepristone

On September 28, 2000, the Food and Drug Administration approved mifepristone to be available to the American public. Its introduction was critical in expanding the options available to patients in need of medication abortion care.

September, 2024
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Physicians and State Legislators Condemn Harms of Abortion Bans

Joint Statement from Jennifer Driver, Senior Director, Reproductive Rights, SiX Reproductive Freedom Leadership Council and Dr. Jamila Perritt, President & CEO, Physicians for Reproductive Health on the preventable deaths of Amber Thurman and Candi M...

September, 2024
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430 Health Care Providers Ask President Biden to Act Now

Today, Physicians for Reproductive Health sent a letter to President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and lawmakers in support of abortion care and gender affirming care. Signed by 430 health care professionals, the letter asks that in the fi...

August, 2024
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Supreme Court Rules on EMTALA

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States held in Moyle v. United States that the case was improvidently granted and the federal district court’s order enjoining Idaho’s abortion ban as it conflicts with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor...

June, 2024
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Dr. Misha Pangasa Testifies Before US Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution

Today, Arizona-based ob/gyn and Physicians for Reproductive Health Fellow, Dr. Misha Pangasa, is testifying before the Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution.

June, 2024
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SCOTUS Dismisses Case, Mifepristone Remains Accessible

Today, we celebrate a landmark victory for abortion access and scientific integrity. The Supreme Court of the United States has dismissed the FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine case on standing, ensuring that mifepristone remains available as i...

June, 2024
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PRH Fellows Testify Before Congress

Today, Physicians for Reproductive Health Fellows Dr. Nisha Verma and Dr. Allison Linton are testifying before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

June, 2024
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Dr. Fay Testifies Before Senate Committee

Today, Massachusetts-based ob/gyn and Physicians for Reproductive Health Fellow, Dr. Kathryn Fay, is testifying before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy.

May, 2024
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